Borne of Flames (Fanart/Zine submission) (Patreon)

Been busy lately so not too much stuff uploaded right away, but since the deadline for this passed and the group is just waiting for last minute submissions, I figured I'd post this here!

I'm participating in the 'Book of Dragons' YGO zine, a collection of dragon-centric YGO card art by fans. I chose/was given the god card 'Winged Dragon of Ra'

I'd never drawn this dragon before, so it was a challenge to figure out how he worked! I went with a newer card design that was more bird-like rather than the one that's showed up in the anime because I liked how it looked. 

Also chose a different method of painting this, I had initially just slapped rough colors under the sketch to get a feel of how I wanted it to look, but dreaded doing lineart (specially since I have a wip commission that has complex lineart) so I squished all the layers together and just tried painting it. 

A whole lot of bullshitting and glow layers went into this but I think it turned out surprisingly well >w<

I'm only sharing the smaller png file for now, because the zine is supposed to have the official large version for printing. I do retain all rights to this artwork though, so I'll probably have it as a print eventually. I haven't posted this anywhere else yet either while I wait for the zine to be printed and stuff, so you guys get to see it first!

The zine will be up for physical and digital sale (as far as I know) and I'll be getting a few copies for myself. I'll be sure to link the zine here if anyone would be interested in it!